Businesses share their perspective on online platforms
2 December 2015
On Wednesday 2 December the House of Lords EU Internal Market Sub-Committee hears from business sector and data transparency experts.
- Parliament TV: Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market
- Inquiry: Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market
- EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
Witnesses
The evidence sessions takes place on Wednesday 2 December in Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster.
At 4.15pm:
- Ms Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive, British Hospitality Association
- Tim Godfray, Booksellers Association
- Carolyn Jameson, Chief Legal Officer, Skyscanner
- Kostas Rossoglou, Head of EU Public Policy,Yelp
At 5.15pm:
- Michael Ross, Co-Founder and Chief Scientists, Dynamic Action
- Josh Smith, Associate Researcher, CASM, Demos
- David Alexander, CEO, MyDex Cic
- Steve Wood, Information Commissioner's Office
Likely questions
The Lords' EU Internal Market Sub-Committee is carrying out an inquiry examining the benefits and problems caused by online platforms, as embodied by companies such as Amazon, Google, Uber and Airbnb.
- To what extent are businesses locked-in and unable to switch to another online platform if desired?
- Do large online platforms abuse their dominant position?
- How effective are competition agencies in enforcing competition law?
- To what extent will the Digital Single Market help European businesses to grow and scale up?
- What are the limitations of the current consent-based model of personal data protection?
- Do you find ratings, reviews, certifications and Trustmarks to be generally reliable?
- Do you think that data protection law needs to be more effectively enforced?
Further information
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